Chieft Senior Researcher
Synthetic Fuel Production and Evaluation Research Team (FPET), Integrated Research Center for CCUS Implementation (News!)
Energy Catalyst Techology Group (ECTG), Energy Process Research Institute (EPRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.
Research Interests
Ammonia synthesis, decomposition, separation
Methane cracking to produce turquose H2 and nanostructured carbon
Direct air capture and conversion
efuels (e-methane, e-hydrocarbons)
Biomass conversions to bio-fuels and fine chemicals
Synthesis and application of clays and porous materials
Simple methods for characterizations
Computational calculations, machine learning
Our Research on Solid Acids for Gylcerol Acelytlation has been published in ChemCatChem
Our research on Premium Diodiesel has been published in Fuel.
Chen received 2024 Green Chemistry Outsanding Reviewer
Our Research on Review Article on the Promotion Effect of Ru Catalysts for NH3 Synthesis has been published in EnergyChem.
Design, Characterization and Engineering of Indsutrial Catalytic Process
To realize a low-carbon society, our group aims to develop advanced catalysts combined with chemical reaction engineering and electrochemistry for extensive utilization of renewable energy and unused energy resources, which would contribute to the carbon dioxide capture and utilization, and hence reduce CO2 emission and global warming. Currently, we are developing new catalysts and composite materials for many kinds of chemical reaction systems, which can efficient and cost-effective produce energy carriers, fine chemicals and fuels such as ammonia, methane, light hydrocarbons functional organic compounds and biofuels using renewable hydrogen, biomass, waste and recyclable CO2 as feedstocks. We are also studying on new chemical engineering and reaction system, which can utilize renewable electricity for the purpose as aforementioned.
Mechanistic Understanding of Ammonia Synthesis
Volume 346, 5 June 2024, 123725
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121269
Volume 310, 5 August 2022, 121269
Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Fine Chemicals
SATREPS by Dr. Yoshumura
Biodiesel Production
Carbon-coated Ti-SBA-15 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.08.053
Bio-fuels Production
Metal/SiO2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.05.040
NiMo/Al2O3 and CoMo/Al2O3 https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8020059
Processing engineering https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9050392
Direct Air Capture and Conversion Electro- and Photo-chemical Process
Design and Application of Porous Materials Developement of New and Simple Methods